The First Conference on International Dam Safety Technology opens at the Guiyang HIDZ in Guiyang, capital city of southwestern Guizhou province on Nov 8. [Photo/gywb.cn]
The First Conference on International Dam Safety Technology was held at Guiyang National High-tech Industrial Development Zone – the Guiyang HIDZ – attracted a lot of attention from the specialist sector, according to the organizers.
The high-profile event -- which was staged in Guiyang, capital city of southwestern Guizhou province on Nov 8 -- attracted the participation of a raft of leading lights in dams and reservoirs.
Organizers said that among those attending were experts and academics from domestic dam safety authorities, research institutes -- as well as representatives from investment, design, construction, operations and other related areas in the sector.
Sponsored by the International Dam Safety Assessment Alliance (IDSAA) and hosted by Guiyang Engineering Corporation Limited, the conference aimed to bring into play the advantages of expert resources and IDSAA.
Organizers said it focused on new concepts, new methods, new technologies and new achievements in the field of dam safety -- to jointly discuss dam safety operations management and detection technology, dam safety diagnosis and evaluation technology, as well as other key issues such as dam safety and reinforcement technology.
According to executives from Guiyang Engineering Corporation Limited, the hope was that the conference would boost the company.
They said it was hoped that with the help of the IDSAA, the company would give full play to its technical advantages in the field of dam engineering.
They said the company also wanted to further strengthen its cooperation with all parties, jointly promote the scientific development of dam safety technology at home and abroad -- and make greater contributions to the safety of people's lives and the healthy development of the economy and society.
Rated as one of the "Top 60 engineering design enterprises in China", Guiyang Engineering Corporation Limited is a member of the IDSAA.
It is also a national-level high-tech company and a national intellectual property demonstration enterprise, with a number of national-level science and technology innovation platforms.
Over the past 60 years, Guiyang Engineering Corporation Limited has successively completed engineering and designs or general contracting of nearly 200 dams at home and abroad.
Industry watchers say it has built many excellent projects, won many national and world-class honors, and accumulated rich technical and practical experience in the fields of design and safety of dams and reservoirs.